Frequently Asked Questions

1. What was the Newfoundland Archaeological Heritage Outreach Program?
2. What was the Program designed to do?
3. Who organized the Outreach Program?
4. Were any community groups already involved?
5. What is a Community-University Research Alliance (CURA)?
6. What are CURAs designed to do?
7. Can community organizations register for the Program?
8. What did registration mean for a local organization?
9. Are NAHOP research aids, publications and videos still available?
10. Where can I direct questions about the Program?

1. What was the Newfoundland Archaeological Heritage Outreach Program?
   
   • NAHOP was a Community-University Research Alliance sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The Memorial University Archaeology Unit worked in cooperation with the Culture and Heritage Division of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Memorial University's Labrador Institute and five community partners: Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation, Colony of Avalon Foundation, Dorset Eskimo Quarry Committee Incorporated, Petit Nord Nature and Heritage Society and the Placentia Area Historical Society.
2. What was the Program designed to do?
   
   • Help community groups evaluate proposals for archaeological site development.
   • Provide access to information about prehistoric and historic artifacts and cultures, conservation, cataloguing, site interpretation, and funding. All in all, to share expertise and results from other community-sponsored archaeological projects in Newfoundland and Labrador.
   • Support MUN archaeology students, both undergraduate and graduate, in work experience by helping community-based projects employ trained and dedicated student assistants. (Please note that the aim here was not to make university training a condition of employment on archaeological projects, but to make sure that university students are not excluded from such valuable experience, as they have tended to be in the post-moratorium economy, by various funding realities.)
   • To facilitate community networking on issues relating to archaeological resources.
   • To help community representatives attend workshops on archaeology and historical research.
   • To help community-based groups organize site interpretation, by facilitating access to cultural and historical research and exhibit design.
3. Who organized the Outreach Program?
   
   • The Archaeology Unit at MUN.
4. Were any community groups involved?
   
   • Yes. Thirty-six community groups from across Newfoundland and Labrador were registered, from Cupids to Makkovik.
5. What is a Community-University Research Alliance (CURA)?
   
   • It is a new category of research program, funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
6. What are CURAs designed to do?
   
   • Enhance mutual learning and collaboration among community organizations and universities.
   • Contribute to social, cultural and economic development.
   • Enrich research and university teaching while reinforcing community decision-making and problem-solving.
   • Enhance student education and employability through work on research projects.
7. Can community organizations register for the Program?
   
   • Unfortunately NAHOP is completed and it is no longer possible to register.
8. What did registration mean for a local organization?
   
   • Registered organizations were included as Newfoundland Archaeological Heritage Outreach Program participants and eligible for workshops, publications and research assistance.
9. Are NAHOP research aids, publications and videos still available?
   
   • Yes. Please see our Resource page.
10. Where can I direct questions about the Program?
    
    • Questions may be directed to Peter Pope, Program Director.
      
      
    •   Phone: 737-8311
        Fax: 737-2374
        Email: ppope@mun.ca
        Write: Newfoundland Archaeological Heritage Outreach Program
        c/o Peter Pope, Archaeology Unit
        Memorial University of Newfoundland
        St. John's, NF, A1C 5S7

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